NPC Faculty Promotions
Congratulations to NPC Faculty Ian Davison from Biology and Michelle Sander from ECE for being promoted to Associate Professor with tenure!
Ian Davison, CAS, Biology, is a neurobiologist who examines how perception and behavior arise from intricately interconnected neural circuits, specifically through the sense of smell. His past research has centered on innate social behaviors such as aggression and courtship, while current studies focus on neural and vascular disruptions caused by traumatic brain injury. Supported through major awards from the NIH and NSF, he is a past Klingenstein Fellow in Neuroscience and has published extensively in his discipline’s leading journals, including Neuron and Frontiers of Cellular Neuroscience. He has been promoted to Associate Professor, with tenure.
Michelle Sander, ENG, Electrical & Computer Engineering, explores optical material interactions and femtosecond pulse generation techniques to help develop compact fiber lasers and integrated microphotonic systems – research with applications in communications, biomedical diagnostics and treatment, environmental sensing, and spectroscopy. She is an NSF CAREER Award recipient, a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Photonics Society, and a past recipient of the Optical Society of America’s Ambassador Award. A frequent conference presenter, she has published 19 articles in leading field journals, and her work is supported through grants from the NSF, NIH, and US Air Force Office of Scientific Research. She has been promoted to Associate Professor, with tenure.